United Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics explained
| Noc: | EUA |
| Nocname: | United Team of Germany |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1960 |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of Germany superimposed
with the Olympic rings |
| Location: | Rome, Italy |
| Date: | 25 August-11 September |
| Competitors: | 293 (238 men, 55 women) |
| Sports: | 17 |
| Flagbearer: | Fritz Thiedemann (equestrian) |
| Rank: | 4 |
| Gold: | 12 |
| Silver: | 19 |
| Bronze: | 11 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1956 |
| App End Year: | 1964 |
| See also: | (1896–1936, 1992–)
(1968–1988)
(1968–1988) |
Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic; GDR) and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany; FRG) competed together as the United Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 293 competitors, 238 men and 55 women, took part in 148 events in 17 sports.[1]
Medalists
Nationality in brackets.
Gold
- Armin Hary — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
- Bernd Cullmann, Armin Hary, Walter Mahlendorf, Martin Lauer (all from) — Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Dieter Krause, Günter Perleberg, Paul Lange, Friedhelm Wentzke — Canoeing, Men's K1 4 × 500 m
- Ingrid Krämer — Diving, Women's 3m Springboard
- Ingrid Krämer — Diving, Women's 10m Platform
- Hans Günter Winkler, Fritz Thiedemann, Alwin Schockemöhle (all from) — Equestrian, Jumping Team
- Heidi Schmid — Fencing, Women's Foil
- Bernhard Knubel, Heinz Renneberg, Klaus Zerta (all from) — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
- Gerd Cintl, Horst Effertz, Klaus Riekemann, Jürgen Litz, Michael Obst (all from) — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
- Manfred Rulffs, Walter Schröder, Frank Schepke, Kraft Schepke, Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck, Karl-Heinz Hopp, Klaus Bittner, Hans Lenk, Willi Padge (all from) — Rowing, Men's Eight
- Peter Kohnke — Shooting, Men's 50m Rifle Prone
- Wilfried Dietrich — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight
Silver
- Carl Kaufmann — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
- Hans Grodotzki — Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres
- Hans Grodotzki — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres
- Manfred Kinder, Joachim Reske, Johannes Kaiser, Carl Kaufmann (all from) — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Jutta Heine — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
- Martha Langbein, Anni Biechl, Brunhilde Hendrix, Jutta Heine (all from) — Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Walter Krüger — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
- Johanna Lüttge — Athletics, Women's Shot Put
- Therese Zenz — Canoeing, Women's K1 500m Kayak Singles
- Therese Zenz, Ingrid Hartmann (both from) — Canoeing, Women's K2 500m Kayak Pairs
- Gustav-Adolf Schur, Egon Adler, Erich Hagen, Günter Lörke (all from) — Cycling, Men's Team Time Trial
- Siegried Köhler, Bernd Barleben, Peter Gröning, Manfred Klieme (all from) — Cycling, Men's Team Pursuit
- Jürgen Simon, Lothar Stäber (both from) — Cycling, Men's Tandem
- Dieter Gieseler — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Achim Hill — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
- Wiltrud Urselmann — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke
- Lothar Metz — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
- Günther Maritschnigg — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
- Wilfried Dietrich — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
Bronze
- Ursula Donath — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
- Gisela Birkemeyer — Athletics, Women's 80m Hurdles
- Hildrun Claus — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
- Günter Siegmund — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
- Josef Neckermann — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
- Jürgen Theuerkauff, Tim Gerresheim, Eberhard Mehl, Jürgen Brecht (all from) — Fencing, Men's Team Foil
- Rolf Mulka, Ingo von Bredow (both from) — Sailing, Flying Dutchman
- Klaus Zähringer — Shooting, Men's 50m Rifle Three Positions
- Barbara Göbel — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke
- Christel Steffin, Heidi Pechstein, Gisela Weiß, Ursel Brunner — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Ingrid Schmidt, Ursula Küper, Bärbel Fuhrmann, Ursel Brunner — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Athletics
See main article: article and Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Boxing
See main article: article and Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Canoeing
See main article: article and Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Cycling
See main article: article and Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
14 male cyclists represented Germany in 1960.
- Individual road race
- Team time trial
- Sprint
- 1000m time trial
- Tandem
- Team pursuit
Diving
See main article: article and Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Equestrian
See main article: article and Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Fencing
See main article: article and Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
19 fencers, 13 men and 6 women, represented Germany in 1960.
- Men's foil
- Men's team foil
- Men's épée
- Men's team épée
- Men's sabre
- Men's team sabre
- Women's foil
- Women's team foil
Field hockey
See main article: article and Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Fourteen male field hockey players competed in 1960, when the German team finished in 7th place.[2]
Gymnastics
See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Modern pentathlon
See main article: article and Modern pentathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1960.
- Individual
- Team
- Wolfgang Gödicke
- Dieter Krickow
- Ralf Berckhan
Rowing
See main article: article and Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
The United Team of Germany had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1960.[3]
- Men's single sculls – 2nd place (silver medal)
- Men's double sculls
- Men's coxless pair – 4th place
- Men's coxed pair – 1st place (gold medal)
- Men's coxless four
- Men's coxed four – 1st place (gold medal)
- Men's eight – 1st place (gold medal)
Sailing
See main article: article and Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Shooting
See main article: article and Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Ten shooters represented Germany in 1960. Peter Kohnke won gold in the 50 m rifle, prone and Klaus Zähringer won bronze in the 50 m rifle, three positions.
- 25 m pistol
- 50 m pistol
- 300 m rifle, three positions
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- 50 m rifle, prone
- Trap
Swimming
See main article: article and Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Water polo
See main article: article and Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Weightlifting
See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Wrestling
See main article: article and Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Germany at the 1960 Rome Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417041328/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GER/summer/1960/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 2 August 2014 . sports-reference.com.
- Germany Hockey at the 1960 Roma Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417075910/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GER/summer/1960/HOK/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2016-06-01.
- Germany Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417075903/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GER/summer/1960/ROW/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 23 February 2018.
